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A BUSINESS WITHOUT A SIGN IS A SIGN OF NO BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2014 | OPERATIONS
A BUSINESS WITHOUT A SIGN IS A SIGN OF NO BUSINESS US Census reports 18% of households relocate every year, meaning new potential customers pass your building every day. A one-time investment in a well-designed sign will pay for itself very quickly. Signs are cheap to...
SAVING THE OLD PARTS WILL SAVE YOU MONEY
Jun 1, 2014 | OPERATIONS
SAVING THE OLD PARTS WILL SAVE YOU MONEY Many times a customer sends a head in with spark plugs in it, a temp sender or an exhaust gasket still attached. No matter what is on the head or block when it comes in, save it. From time to time our customer will come back...
TOO TIGHT TENSIONER TORQUE
Jun 1, 2014 | ASSEMBLY
TOO TIGHT TENSIONER TORQUE We have found that failures on 4.0l Ford SOHC secondary timing tensioners may be due to over torquing the tensioner at the time of installation and failure to replace the volume reduction plug. We compared the revised instructions included...
MAIN BEARING RAPTURE FOR THE RAPTOR
Jun 1, 2014 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
MAIN BEARING RAPTURE FOR THE RAPTOR Here are some bits of info on the new Ford 5.8L modular engine. It seems Clevite, nor any other bearing manufacturer, do not have a listing for the main bearings for this engine. Here is a helping hand. Order part number MS2202H...
USE SPARE TIME WISELY
May 1, 2014 | OPERATIONS
USE SPARE TIME WISELY Everyone once in awhile we get a slow day or two. You may notice that your guys want to slow the pace as well and laze around, but you have to keep them moving! Many things can be done on slow days. Clean the shop, organize inventory, build for...
CAMSHAFT BEARING FUNDAMENTALS
May 1, 2014 | BLOCK WORK
CAMSHAFT BEARING FUNDAMENTALS Camshaft bearings are more or less taken for granted. We knock out the worn pieces, press in a new set and assume everything will end up the same as it originally was. This is intended to explain why this assumption is not necessarily...

